Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation issued 907 operating licenses for livestock, poultry, feed, and dairy collection projects in August, whilst approving EGP 59.850m in new financing for the National Veal Project.
The figures were detailed in an official August report submitted to Minister of Agriculture Alaa Farouk by Tarek Soliman, head of the livestock and poultry development sector.
Soliman stated that the new Veal Project financing will support 47 beneficiaries raising 855 head of cattle. This brings the total funding granted since the project’s inception to over EGP 11.514bn, benefiting 46,398 small breeders, graduates, and women across “Decent Life” initiative villages, and covering more than 543,417 head of cattle.
Of the 907 operating licenses issued during the month, 167 were permits granted to small breeders for livestock rearing, coordinated with the General Authority for Veterinary Services. The ministry also granted 28 technical approvals for new animal and poultry production projects in desert hinterland areas to enforce biosecurity requirements and distance major production activities from residential blocks.
In addition to licensing, the sector supervised the destruction of a shipment of non-compliant imported feed additives totalling 2,304 tonnes and 1,200 litres via joint inspection committees. Soliman noted that the ministry continued surprise inspection campaigns on factories and warehouses across governorates to confront monopolies and the withholding of goods.
The ministry approved 777 registrations for feed mixtures, additives, and concentrates, comprising 416 local and 361 imported registrations. This was conducted in cooperation with the Regional Center for Food and Feed and the Animal Production Research Institute. Soliman stated that the oversight and registration aim to reduce production costs and improve food conversion rates and final product quality.
Technical support and homogeneity tests were also provided for 47 feed factories, encompassing 106 production lines dedicated to poultry, livestock, and fish, in preparation for their licensing. The ministry, overseen by Deputy Minister Mostafa Al-Sayyad, organised eight extension seminars and practical training sessions in several governorates to transfer modern feeding and care practices to breeders.
Soliman added that during August, Egypt exported quantities of fish feed, feed additives, frozen poultry, table eggs, and frozen birds—including quail, duck, pigeon, and turkey—to several Arab and foreign markets.
